Their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth...Job 29:10

J woke up this morning with a bad sore throat so he and I are staying home from church. He's here sipping some Throat Coat tea and he wants me to tell you all about his new retainer.

Two weeks ago his braces came off! Here is a picture we took right before they came off...
It is a big difference from when he first started treatment with his high pull headgear last April...

The orthodontist said that J is one of the best headgear patients he's ever had. He left the brackets on the back teeth so that J can still wear the headgear at night. The orthodontist hasn't made any adjustment to the headgear in months, but he doesn't want his jaw to shift back. After the braces were removed, the impressions were made. J got to choose from a variety of retainer designs, such as an American flag, glow-in-the-dark, different colors, speckles, stripes, and even a photo of himself! He chose a watermelon design, which we went and picked up last Wednesday. He said Grandma told him she wanted pictures so here they are...

I couldn't figure out why the assistant came out and told me he would have a hard time talking with the watermelon in his mouth. I had no idea that he had picked out a special design. They've come a long way since the days our only option was a clear gray!

J spent the west o da day tokkin ike is, but now that he is accustomed to the retainer, his speech is back to normal.